William
Davis
Born about in Tennessee, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of D L Davis
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elenora (Hayse) Davis
— married
about 1850 in Grayson County, Kentucky [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Nancy (Davis) Farris, Tabitha (Davis) Cook, Polly (Davis) Sebastian, Atemetia Davis, Stanford M. Davis, Letitia (Davis) Allison, Jefferson Davis and Elizabeth Betty Davis
Died
at about age 104
in Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA
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Biography
- William was born about 1828 IN Tennessee per his Death Certificate and passed Jan 23 1929 per his Death certificate
- He had 6 children with Eleanor and 2 others, perhaps by another wife.
US Census
- 1880: Sand Spring, Grayson County, Kentucky
- William Davis, 56, Kentucky
- Ellen, 56, Kentucky
- Atimitia, 24, Kentucky
- Stanford, 21, Kentucky
- Jefferson, 16, Kentucky
- Leticia Cook, 18, daughter (married), Kentucky
Research Notes
- Place of birth listed consistently as Kentucky in census record Death Certificate states he was born in Tennessee and so was his father D L Davis
- First wife may have been Hester A., per 1850 US Census. 1850 US Census: Grayson County, Kentucky; WIlliam Davis (22, KY), farmer.
- William Davis of Hickman Fulton County, Kentucky and he is White,He did not marry Ellen Waltman Davis also they are both listed on death certificate as black in color, he was married to an Ellen Davis about 1869 at the time of his death she was still living and he died there in 1929, is listed est, age 78 on his death records, and born in Tennessee. he is buried at Sassafras Ridge Cemetery, Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky. Kentucky Marriages 1797-1954; Wm. Davis & Ellen Waltman, These people are black in color, on 13 Sep 1869 in Paducah, McCracken Kentucky
Sources
- 1870 US Census: Precinct 5, Grayson County, Kentucky; William Davis (44, KY), farmer, with Elenor Davis (45, KY); roll: M593_465; page: 377A; Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 7163 #18526766
- 1880 US Census: Sand Spring, Grayson County, Kentucky; William Davis (56, KY, KY, KY), farmer, husband of Ellen Davis (56, KY, KY, KY; roll: 416; page: 551A; ED: 049; Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 6742 #10541456
- US Civil War Draft Registrations Records 1863-1865
- Ancestry Family Trees
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Joel Bridgham
Davis-76771 and Davis-54109 appear to represent the same person because: Not much info for Davis-76771. However, they both have the same daughter, and there is nothing to indicate that they aren't the same person.
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Joan (Davis) Meredith
William Davis and Ellen Waltman list as her husband Are Black in color My Great Great Grandfather is list as White and born in Tennessee and so was his Dad D L Davis
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Pending merges › Unknown Davis (aft.1800-)
Rejected matches › William (Davies) Humphrey (abt.1823-) › William Thomas Alexander Davis (1822-) › William Davies (abt.1826-) › William Davis (abt.1826-)
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